Bastion Hill

Bastion Hill is a prominent ice-free feature in the of , rising to 1,490 metres and projecting southward into just east of Touchdown Glacier.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Relief Pass.

Mountain saddle
is a pass, about 1,000 m high, situated 1 nautical mile north of Bastion Hill in the . Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, and so named by its members because of the relief it provided after ascent to this pass.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pleasant Plateau.

Locality
is a small, somewhat isolated ice-free plateau located close west of and in the . Explored by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition, 1962–63, who so named it because of the agreeable weather encountered there on each occasion the area was visited. is situated 8 km northeast of Bastion Hill.

Bastion Hill

Latitude
-79.83353° or 79° 50′ 1″ south
Longitude
158.33852° or 158° 20′ 19″ east
Elevation
1,490 metres (4,888 feet)
Open location code
2RGW588Q+HC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 11109015818
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6621785
Wiki­data ID
Q4868348
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bastion Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Bastion Hill
  • Chinese: 巴斯琴山
  • Dutch: Bastion Hill
  • German: Bastion Hill
  • Low German: Bastion Hill
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Bastion Hill
  • Swedish: Bastion Hill

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